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Nathan
Hi,
I would like to gather a list of important points that I should
consider when looking at different accounting software packages. Your
help is greatly appreciated. We are a small to mid size consulting
company (environmental research) with approximately 100 employees and
five offices across Canada and the United States (satellite offices
exist in other countries). Our projects range in size from tens of
thousands to millions of dollars. The following information may be of
use:
-Inventory is not that big of an issue as we tend to sell our
expertise (and purchase supplies on behalf of our clients - i.e. 1000
radio tags for tracking fish).
-Time charged to different projects must sometimes be differentiated
as field vs. office. A particular state charges special tax on time
charged.
-We have both accounting and software/database expertise in-house.
-Staff utilization statistics are a major issue. We have developed
methodologies of calculating these statistics and would prefer, if
possible, to be able to incorporate them into the software.
We are currently using a 1980's DOS package that does little other
than serve as a general ledger. Invoicing, staff utilization, etc is
done largely by hand.
There may be other pertinent information that I have neglected.
Please let me know.
Thank you very much.
Nathan
I would like to gather a list of important points that I should
consider when looking at different accounting software packages. Your
help is greatly appreciated. We are a small to mid size consulting
company (environmental research) with approximately 100 employees and
five offices across Canada and the United States (satellite offices
exist in other countries). Our projects range in size from tens of
thousands to millions of dollars. The following information may be of
use:
-Inventory is not that big of an issue as we tend to sell our
expertise (and purchase supplies on behalf of our clients - i.e. 1000
radio tags for tracking fish).
-Time charged to different projects must sometimes be differentiated
as field vs. office. A particular state charges special tax on time
charged.
-We have both accounting and software/database expertise in-house.
-Staff utilization statistics are a major issue. We have developed
methodologies of calculating these statistics and would prefer, if
possible, to be able to incorporate them into the software.
We are currently using a 1980's DOS package that does little other
than serve as a general ledger. Invoicing, staff utilization, etc is
done largely by hand.
There may be other pertinent information that I have neglected.
Please let me know.
Thank you very much.
Nathan